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Delta Airlines

This article is long overdue. End of last summer I had a chance to finally try out the DeltaOne cabin on the A330-300. Delta One is Delta's name for their business class product. In the past I've reviewed the business class cabin on Delta's 777, Delta's 767-400 and I've also experienced this cabin on the 767-300. The only DeltaOne cabin I haven't had a chance to experience is the 747.

Delta is in the process of refurbishing part of their domestic fleet, and this includes the single aisle Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. I've always liked the A320. It's slightly wider than the Boeing 737 and you really notice the difference in the refurbished First Class cabin.

I've reviewed Delta's First Class product on various aircraft, so this article is more of an update on service consistency and a little bit on the aircraft. I'm fresh off of a trip to the Dominican Republic for a four night retreat with some of my staff. I flew Delta from Reagan National Airport, through Atlanta to Punta Cana. My return trip was the same in reverse.

New Planes

If you like new plane smell you'll like Delta's 737-900 fleet. A couple of years ago Delta placed an order for 100 Boeing 737-900 aircraft. The plane is the largest in Boeing's popular 737 line of single aisle short to medium haul aircraft. While it's nice to see Delta adding new aircraft, this plane has some pros and cons which I'll dive into below.

I recently had the pleasure of flying with Delta's 757-200E BusinessElite product. This was an internationally configured aircraft with sixteen seats in BusinessElite and coach behind the boarding door. Delta also uses this BusinessElite product on flights between JFK-SFO and JFK-LAX.